Product Design: From 3D Prototyping to 2D Sketching

Reid Schlegel is an industrial designer based in NYC. He believes that the purpose of his career is to consistently improve the human experience through design, finding the perfect balance between creativity and engineering. He found industrial design through his passion for solving problems through artistic means, working between both 2D and 3D.

For Reid it’s important to teach the power of design — a passion he fulfills as a professor of process drawing and digital presentation at The New School at Parsons. He has worked for leading creative and design consultancy firms Frog Design, and Smart Design, and is currently a director of industrial design at HUGE. Reid also showcases his work and shares design content with over 130K Instagram followers.